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#DDCDFD

#ddcdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ddcdfd is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 80.39% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.65% cyan, 18.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 92.31% saturation and 89.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6613

Complementary

  1. #ddcdfd
  2. #edfdcd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcdfd
  2. #fdf5cd
  3. #d5fdcd

Analogous

  1. #cdd5fd
  2. #ddcdfd
  3. #f5cdfd

Triadic

  1. #ddcdfd
  2. #fdddcd
  3. #cdfddd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcdfd
  2. #fdcded
  3. #edfdcd
  4. #cdfddd

Square

  1. #ddcdfd
  2. #fdcdd5
  3. #edfdcd
  4. #cdfdf5

Monochromatic

  1. #793af7
  2. #ab83fa
  3. #ddcdfd
  4. #f2ebfe
  5. #f2ebfe

Shades

#ddcdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcdfd
  2. #c7b9e4
  3. #b1a4ca
  4. #9b90b1
  5. #857b98
  6. #6f677f
  7. #585265
  8. #423e4c
  9. #2c2933
  10. #161519
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcdfd
  2. #e0d2fd
  3. #e4d7fd
  4. #e7dcfe
  5. #ebe1fe
  6. #eee6fe
  7. #f1ebfe
  8. #f5f0fe
  9. #f8f5ff
  10. #fcfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcdfd
  2. #d4c5f1
  3. #cabee4
  4. #c1b6d8
  5. #b8aecb
  6. #afa7bf
  7. #a59fb2
  8. #9c97a6
  9. #938f99
  10. #89888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d1e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4d4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6d4fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8d4dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ced1fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0d1fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dad1eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcdfd {
  color: #ddcdfd;
}
Background
.bg-ddcdfd {
  background-color: #ddcdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcdfd {
  border: 2px solid #ddcdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 205 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 92% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcdfd, #f5cdfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 205 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.09 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.30 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.89 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.23 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.89 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.44 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.23 #223202 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#ddcdfd  rgb(221, 205, 253)  hsl(260, 92%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#edfdcd  rgb(237, 253, 205)  hsl(80, 92%, 90%)  Tea Green
#fdddcd  rgb(253, 221, 205)  hsl(20, 92%, 90%)  Unbleached Silk
#cdfddd  rgb(205, 253, 221)  hsl(140, 92%, 90%)  Magic Mint